Purple turtles  (1983 - Quicksilva)
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Purple Turtles (Purpilious Turtiliorum) are used in the sport of Turtle Bobbing where four of the turtles are placed in water, in a row to make a bridge in this side view single screen game. You are the next competitor and you must cross a river five times from the left, to the other side and back, bringing back a piece of fruit from a tree before a timer runs out. What makes the sport more interesting is the fact that the turtles like to occasionally move to the bottom of the river and back up to the surface randomly. If you touch the water then you lose a life (three on the C64, five on the C16) and you start on the left of the river again with any fruit collected lost. The first few levels has just one turtle moving up and down, but later levels has multiple turtles moving. Before the start of the game you can select the starting level (0-9).

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Description from the packaging:

The Story

Turtle Bobbing is a sport which can only be carried out with the very rare Purple Turtle (Purpilous Turtilorum). You have to go to and fro across the river, to collect different fruit falling from a tree, using the fabled purple turtles as stepping stones. The trouble is that the turtles get hungry, and keep diving unexpectedly for a snack, leaving you wet (and fruitless).
9 Levels of speed, 9 levels of difficulty, scoring system and time clock. A great game for the young and young-at-heart. At the higher levels of difficulty, it will test the reflexes of the best.

Reviews

"Purple Turtles is one of the cutest games I've seen for a long time... Both the sound effects and graphics are excellent with a constant change of scenery in the background and all accompanied by a very catchy jingle... Purple Turtles has a certain addictive quality and I found it to be very enjoyable to play." - Computer & Video Games
"Very addictive with beautiful graphics." - Popular Computing Weekly
"Purple Turtles from Quicksilva is a simple, yet engaging game... The graphics are very good. Hot-air balloons and white and gray clouds drift through the sky. An owl in a tree opens his eyes and jumps up and down when you bring back a piece of fruit." - Chip Chats
